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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed majors at Boise State accumulate an average of around $23,119 in student debt.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Boise State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#4

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 245
Utah 2,306
Idaho 478
Wyoming 100
Montana 196

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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